26Decals Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) Hi All. Here is another of my completed models. It is the Eastern Express Convair 990A Coronado with my own 26Decals plus Authentic Airliners windows. Kit went together really well after cleaning up the parts and can recommend it Cheers Ray Edited September 17, 2021 by 26Decals added description 45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 A beautiful model of what is, in my eyes, a beautiful airplane. Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Thats a wonderful build of a classic. Great to hear the kit is of good quality.I was thinking of getting one but wasnt sure as I still have another Revell Coronado. But now I might change my mind and get one. Thanks for sharing Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Superb. Loved those old Spantax CV990’s and that looks great SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Beautiful model! And the windows with some partially closed blinds give a disproportionate (related to their size…) impression of 'life'. Superb work. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 She's a beauty. Tempted now after your recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hartmann Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Beautiful build Ray! All The Best Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Nice work Ray. I had been trying to persuade myself I don't need one of these as I have an F-RSIN kit and Contrails engines for it and don't think I really need to Coronados, but this is testing my resolve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Beautifully done, Ray! This is a design that just screams "testosterone!" Those were the days of real jets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Very nice, Ray. Seeing her takes me (and others, I’m sure), back to the 1970s Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Lovely!!! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Excellent build from elegant plane. Thank you showing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Wow, Ray- that is just amazing. In my mind, the Convair 990 is the star-crossed pornstar of jet airliners. You did a splendid job of it. looking at the parts so far, it seems EE really nailed the shape of the plane in ways that other companies missed the mark. I've started cutting mine off the sprues and test fitting it. The fit so far, has not been too bad. If you were to do another one, anything you'd care to do differently? -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 7:23 AM, Alex1978 said: Thats a wonderful build of a classic. Great to hear the kit is of good quality.I was thinking of getting one but wasnt sure as I still have another Revell Coronado. But now I might change my mind and get one. Thanks for sharing Alex Hey Alex, For its time, Revell did an excellent job at capturing the shape of the -990.... in its prototype configuration. The EE kit does a great job at representing the production aircraft, but by all means if you have a Revell -990 either hold onto it as a collectible, or build the upcoming Atlantis re-release. -d- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Young Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Very nice model Ray. It looks like you had some interesting challenges with masking on the wings and it’s come out very well! Brilliant!. Cheers, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 A beauty! Glad to hear that it goes together well, it looks lovely. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 2:29 AM, David H said: Wow, Ray- that is just amazing. In my mind, the Convair 990 is the star-crossed pornstar of jet airliners. You did a splendid job of it. looking at the parts so far, it seems EE really nailed the shape of the plane in ways that other companies missed the mark. I've started cutting mine off the sprues and test fitting it. The fit so far, has not been too bad. If you were to do another one, anything you'd care to do differently? -d- Thanks Dave. The only thing i would do differently is not use the photo real windows, they just don't look quite right to me. 22 hours ago, Andy Young said: Very nice model Ray. It looks like you had some interesting challenges with masking on the wings and it’s come out very well! Brilliant!. Cheers, Andy Thanks Andy but I did cheat a little, the diffferent shades of metallics are actually decals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Young Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 hours ago, 26Decals said: Thanks Dave. The only thing i would do differently is not use the photo real windows, they just don't look quite right to me. Thanks Andy but I did cheat a little, the diffferent shades of metallics are actually decals Well, the wings still look great, no matter how it was achieved - very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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